Category Archives: Sex

Emasculated – The problem of men writing about sex

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Luke Ford

Luke Brown writes: When Philip Roth died in 2018 an era of unpalatable writing by men about men seemed to close. Roth, who often wrote about antagonistic relationships, was dogged by accusations of misogyny for his portrayals of women. Carmen … Continue reading →

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Perversion: The Erotic Form Of Hatred

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 1986 book by Robert Stoller: First, perversion is the result of an essential interplay between hostility and sexual desire… Second, people with perversions feel (are made to feel) an unending sense of being dirty, … Continue reading →

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Sexual Excitement: Dynamics of Erotic Life

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 1986 book: * My theory makes sexual excitement just one more example of what others have said for millennia: that humans are not a very loving species –especially when they make love. Too bad. … Continue reading →

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Lovemaps: Sexual/Erotic Health and Pathology, Paraphilia, and Gender Transposition In Childhood, Adolescence and Maturity by John Money

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Luke Ford

* “Dr. John Money is the Duke of Dysfunction, a man who writes about “unspeakable” human sexual problems with such dignity and care that his case histories make me feel almost normal.” — John Waters, jacket endorsement for John Money, … Continue reading →

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Watching The English By Kate Fox

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights: * ‘How’s the Englishness book going? What chapter are you working on?’ ‘The one about sex.’ ‘So, that’ll be twenty blank pages, then?’ THE KNEE-JERK HUMOUR RULE I’ve lost count of the number of times I … Continue reading →

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